Kjeld Rasmussen

Research output

Research output per year 1979 1998 1999 2001 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 2014 2015 2016 2020 2023

• 4961 Citations
• 88 Journal article
• 18 Book chapter
• 7 Report chapter
• 6 Report
• 16 More
  • 5 Article in proceedings
  • 3 Paper
  • 2 Conference abstract in journal
  • 1 Compendium/lecture notes
  • 1 Preface/postscript
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Editorial
  • 1 Other contribution
  • 1 Working paper

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands

  Tucker, C., Brandt, M., Hiernaux, P., Kariryaa, A., Rasmussen, K., Small, J., Igel, C., Reiner, F., Melocik, K., Meyer, J., Sinno, S., Romero, E., Glennie, E., Fitts, Y., Morin, A., Pinzon, J., McClain, D., Morin, P., Porter, C., Loeffler, S. & 10 others, Kergoat, L., Issoufou, B-A., Savadogo, P., Wigneron, J-P., Poulter, B., Ciais, P., Kaufmann, R., Myneni, R., Saatchi, S. & Fensholt, R., 2023, In: Nature. 615, 7950, p. 80-86

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  40 Citations (Scopus)

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• 2020

  50 years of woody vegetation changes in the Ferlo (Senegal) assessed by high-resolution imagery and field surveys

  Dendoncker, M., Brandt, M., Rasmussen, K., Taugourdeau, S., Fensholt, R., Tucker, C. J. & Vincke, C., 1 Dec 2020, In: Regional Environmental Change. 20, 4, 13 p., 137.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Accelerating land cover change in West Africa over four decades as population pressure increased

  Herrmann, S. M., Brandt, M., Rasmussen, K. & Fensholt, R., 1 Dec 2020, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 1, 1, 10 p.

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  81 Citations (Scopus)

  37 Downloads (Pure)

• An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel

  Brandt, M., Tucker, C. J., Kariryaa, A., Rasmussen, K., Abel, C., Small, J., Chave, J., Rasmussen, L. V., Hiernaux, P., Diouf, A. A., Kergoat, L., Mertz, O., Igel, C., Gieseke, F., Schöning, J., Li, S., Melocik, K., Meyer, J., Sinno, S., Romero, E. & 4 others, Glennie, E., Montagu, A., Dendoncker, M. & Fensholt, R., 2020, In: Nature. 587, p. 78–82

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  252 Citations (Scopus)

• Forest management in southern China generates short term extensive carbon sequestration

  Tong, X., Brandt, M., Yue, Y., Ciais, P., Rudbeck Jepsen, M., Penuelas, J., Wigneron, J. P., Xiao, X., Song, X. P., Horion, S., Rasmussen, K., Saatchi, S., Fan, L., Wang, K., Zhang, B., Chen, Z., Wang, Y., Li, X. & Fensholt, R., 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, 10 p., 129.

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  331 Citations (Scopus)

  129 Downloads (Pure)

• The forgotten land use class: Mapping of fallow fields across the Sahel using Sentinel-2

  Tong, X., Brandt, M., Hiernaux, P., Herrmann, S., Rasmussen, L. V., Rasmussen, K., Tian, F., Tagesson, T., Zhang, W. & Fensholt, R., 2020, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 239, 111598.

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  54 Citations (Scopus)

  25 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Changes in rainfall distribution promote woody foliage production in the Sahel

  Brandt, M., Hiernaux, P., Rasmussen, K., Tucker, C. J., Wigneron, J-P., Diouf, A. A., Herrmann, S. M., Zhang, W., Kergoat, L., Mbow, C., Abel, C., Auda, Y. & Fensholt, R., 2019, In: Communications Biology. 2, 10 p., 133.

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  56 Citations (Scopus)

  173 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Does grazing cause land degradation? Evidence from the sandy Ferlo in Northern Senegal

  Rasmussen, K., Brandt, M., Tong, X., Hiernaux, P., Diouf, A. A., Assouma, M. H., Tucker, C. J. & Fensholt, R., Dec 2018, In: Land Degradation and Development. 29, 12, p. 4337-4347 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Reduction of tree cover in West African woodlands and promotion in semi-arid farmlands

  Brandt, M. S., Rasmussen, K., Hiernaux, P., Herrmann, S., Tucker, C. J., Tong, X., Tian, F., Mertz, O., Kergoat, L., Mbow, C., David, J. L., Melocik, K. A., Dendoncker, M., Vincke, C. & Fensholt, R., 2018, In: Nature Geoscience. 11, 5, p. 328-333 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  104 Citations (Scopus)

• Satellite passive microwaves reveal recent climate-induced carbon losses in African drylands

  Brandt, M., Wigneron, J-P., Chave, J., Tagesson, H. T., Penuelas, J., Ciais, P., Rasmussen, K., Tian, F., Mbow, C., Al-Yaari, A., Rodriguez-Fernandez, N., Schurgers, G., Zhang, W., Chang, J., Kerr, Y., Verger, A., Tucker, C., Mialon, A., Rasmussen, L. V., Fan, L. & 1 others, Fensholt, R., 2018, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2, 5, p. 827-835 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  174 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Human population growth offsets climate-driven increase in woody vegetation in sub-Saharan Africa

  Brandt, M. S., Rasmussen, K., Peñuelas, J., Tian, F., Schurgers, G., Verger, A., Mertz, O., R. B. Palmer, J. & Fensholt, R., 2017, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1, 6 p., 0081 .

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  168 Citations (Scopus)

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• Mapping gains and losses in woody vegetation across global tropical drylands

  Tian, F., Brandt, M. S., Liu, Y. Y., Rasmussen, K. & Fensholt, R., 2017, In: Global Change Biology. 23, 4, p. 1748-1760 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  85 Citations (Scopus)

  574 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Assessing woody vegetation trends in Sahelian drylands using MODIS based seasonal metrics

  Brandt, M. S., Hiernaux, P., Rasmussen, K., Mbow, C., Kergoat, L., Tagesson, H. T., Ibrahim, Y. Z., Wélé, A., Tucker, C. J. & Fensholt, R., 2016, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 183, p. 215-225 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  92 Citations (Scopus)

  256 Downloads (Pure)

• Environmental change in the Sahel: reconciling contrasting evidence and interpretations

  Rasmussen, K., D'haen, S. A. L., Fensholt, R., Fog, B., Horion, S., Nielsen, J. O., Rasmussen, L. V. & Reenberg, A., 2016, In: Regional Environmental Change. 16, 3, p. 673-680

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Remote sensing of vegetation dynamics in drylands: Evaluating vegetation optical depth (VOD) using AVHRR NDVI and in situ green biomass data over West African Sahel

  Tian, F., Brandt, M. S., Liu, Y. Y., Verger, A., Tagesson, H. T., Diouf, A. A., Rasmussen, K., Mbow, C., Wang, Y. & Fensholt, R., 1 May 2016, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 177, p. 265-276 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  195 Citations (Scopus)

  584 Downloads (Pure)

• Weather and resource information as tools for dealing with farmer–pastoralist conflicts in the Sahel

  Mertz, O., Rasmussen, K. & Rasmussen, L. V., 2016, In: Earth System Dynamics. 7, 4, p. 969–976

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  15 Citations (Scopus)

  184 Downloads (Pure)

• Woody plant cover estimation in drylands from Earth Observation based seasonal metrics

  Brandt, M. S., Hiernaux, P., Tagesson, H. T., Verger, A., Rasmussen, K., Diouf, A. A., Mbow, C., Mougin, E. & Fensholt, R., 2016, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 172, p. 28-38

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  90 Citations (Scopus)

  178 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Assessing drivers of vegetation changes in drylands from time series of earth observation data

  Fensholt, R., Horion, S., Tagesson, T., Ehammer, A., Grogan, K., Tian, F., Huber, S., Verbesselt, J., Prince, S. D., Tucker, C. J. & Rasmussen, K., 2015, Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Kuenzer, C., Dech, S. & Wagner, W. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 183-202 20 p. (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, Vol. 22).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of vegetation trends in drylands from time series of earth observation data

  Fensholt, R., Horion, S., Tagesson, T., Ehammer, A., Grogan, K., Tian, F., Huber, S., Verbesselt, J., Prince, S. D., Tucker, C. J. & Rasmussen, K., 2015, Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Kuenzer, C., Dech, S. & Wagner, W. (eds.). Springer, p. 159-182 24 p. (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, Vol. 22).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Global-scale mapping of changes in ecosystem functioning from earth observation-based trends in total and recurrent vegetation

  Fensholt, R., Horion, S. M. A. F., Tagesson, H. T., Ehammer, A., Ivits, E. & Rasmussen, K., Sep 2015, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24, 9, p. 1003-1017

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Improving how meteorological information is used by pastoralists through adequate communication tools

  Rasmussen, L. V., Mertz, O., Rasmussen, K. & Nieto, H., 1 Oct 2015, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 121, p. 52-58 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• The sustainability of cassava-based bioethanol production in southern Mali

  Rasmussen, K., Birch-Thomsen, T., Bruun, T. B., Egsmose, R. M. R., Elberling, B., Fold, N., Kristensen, S. B. P., Ouattara, O., Rasmussen, L. V. & Togola, I., 2015, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 115, 1, p. 14-26

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Vietnam’s forest transition in retrospect: Demonstrating weaknesses in business-as-usual scenarios for REDD+

  Ankersen, J., Grogan, K. J., Mertz, O., Fensholt, R., Castella, J-C., Lestrelin, G., Nguyen, D. T., Danielsen, F., Brofeldt, S. & Rasmussen, K., 2015, In: Environmental Management. 55, 5, p. 1080-1092

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Advances in monitoring vegetation and land use dynamics in the Sahel

  Mbow, C., Fensholt, R., Nielsen, T. T. & Rasmussen, K., 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 84-91 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Cassava as an energy crop: A case study of the potential for an expansion of cassava cultivation for bioethanol production in Southern Mali

  Kristensen, S. B. P., Birch-Thomsen, T., Rasmussen, K., Rasmussen, L. V. & Traoré, O., 2014, In: Renewable Energy. 66, p. 381-390 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  17 Citations (Scopus)

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• Explaining NDVI trends in northern Burkina Faso

  Rasmussen, K., Fensholt, R., Fog, B., Rasmussen, L. V. & Yanogo, I., 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 17-24 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Migration from atolls as climate change adaptation: current practices, barriers and options in Solomon Islands

  Birk, T. L. K. & Rasmussen, K., 2014, In: Natural Resources Forum. 38, 1, p. 1-13 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• Scenarios on future land changes in the West African Sahel

  Lambin, E., D'haen, S. A. L., Mertz, O., Nielsen, J. Ø. & Rasmussen, K., 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 76-83

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Special issue dedicated to Professor Anette Reenberg

  Rasmussen, K. & Mertz, O., 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 1-2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Research

• Weather, climate, and resource Information should meet the needs of Sahelian pastoralists

  Rasmussen, L. V., Mertz, O., Rasmussen, K., Nieto Solana, H., Ali, A. & Maiga, I., 2014, In: Weather, Climate, and Society. 6, 4, p. 482-494

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  21 Citations (Scopus)

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• 2013

  Assessing land degradation/recovery in the African Sahel from long-term earth observation based primary productivity and precipitation relationships

  Fensholt, R., Rasmussen, K., Kaspersen, P. S., Huber, S., Horion, S. M. A. F. & Swinnen, E., 2013, In: Remote Sensing. 5, 2, p. 664-686 23 p.

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  162 Citations (Scopus)

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• Can vegetation productivity be derived from greenness in a semi-arid environment? Evidence from ground-based measurements

  Mbow, C., Fensholt, R., Rasmussen, K. & Diop, D., 2013, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 97, p. 56-65 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  67 Citations (Scopus)

• Klimaændring, ørkendannelse og konflikt i Sahel

  Rasmussen, K. & Wæver, O., 2013, In: Udenrigs. 68, 2, p. 69-77 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
• 2012

  Analysis of the potential for sustainable, cassava-based bioethanol production in Mali: Feasibility of renewable energy resources in Mali

  Rasmussen, K., Bruun, T. B., Birch-Thomsen, T., Elberling, B., Egsmose, R., Fold, N., Kristensen, S. B. P., Ouattara, O., Rasmussen, L. V., Togola, I. & Traoré, O., 2012, Technical University of Denmark. 44 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

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• A system dynamics approach to land use changes in agro-pastoral systems on the desert margins of Sahel

  Rasmussen, L. V., Rasmussen, K., Reenberg, A. & Proud, S. R., 2012, In: Agricultural Systems. 107, p. 56-64 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate change, tipping elements and security

  Rasmussen, K. & Birk, T. L. K., 2012, National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Climate Change, Human Health and National Security. Fernando, H. J., Klaic, Z. B. & McCulley, J. L. (eds.). Springer, p. 39-48 10 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Global Environmental Governance: Course number LNAK10072 og LNAK10087

  Nathan, I., Boon, T. E., Carlsen, K., Mortensen, J. L., Pagh, P. & Rasmussen, K., 2012

  Research output: Book/Report › Compendium/lecture notes

• Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007: an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

  Fensholt, R., Langanke, T., Rasmussen, K., Reenberg, A., Prince, S., Tucker, C., Scholes, R. J. ., Le, Q. B., Bondeau, A., Eastman, R., Epstein, H., Gaughan, A. E., Hellden, U., Mbow, C., Olsson, L., Paruelo, J., Schweitzer, C., Seaquist, J. & Wessels, K., 2012, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 121, p. 144-158 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  645 Citations (Scopus)

• Impacts of Jatropha-based biodiesel production on above and below-ground carbon stocks: a case study from Mozambique

  Rasmussen, L. V., Rasmussen, K. & Bruun, T. B., 2012, In: Energy Policy. 51, p. 728-736 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of cassava-based bioethanol production on above-ground carbon stocks: a case study from Southern Mali

  Rasmussen, L. V., Rasmussen, K., Birch-Thomsen, T., Kristensen, S. B. P. & Traoré, O., 2012, In: Energy Policy. 41, p. 575-583 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa

  Mertz, O., Mbow, C., Reenberg, A., Genesio, L., Lambin, E. F., D'haen, S. A. L., Zorom, M., Rasmussen, K., Diallo, D., Barbier, B., Bouzou Moussa, I., Diouf, A., Nielsen, J. Ø. & Sandholt, I., 2011, In: Atmospheric Science Letters. 12, 1, p. 104-108

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  78 Citations (Scopus)

• Geographical Settings, Government Policies and Market Forces in the Uplands of Nghe An

  Leisz, S. J., Ginzburg, R. F., Lam, N. T., Vien, T. D. & Rasmussen, K., 2011, Upland Transformations in Vietnam. Sikor, T., Tuyen, N. P., Sowerwine, J. & Romm, J. (eds.). Singapore: NUS Press, p. 115-145 31 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

• Prospects for climate change on three Polynesian outliers in Solomon Islands: Exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity

  Rasmussen, K., May, W., Birk, T. L. K., Mertz, O. & Mataki, M., 2011, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 111, 1, p. 43-57 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Water availability as the driver of vegetation dynamics in the African Sahel from 1982-2007

  Huber Gharib, S., Fensholt, R. & Rasmussen, K., Apr 2011, In: Global and Planetary Change. 76, 3-4, p. 186-195 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  103 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Interdisciplinarity at the Human-Environment Interface

  Rasmussen, K. & Arler, F., 2010, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 110, 1, p. 37-45 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Sustainable land use in Tikopia: Food production and consumption in an isolated agricultural system

  Mertz, O., Bruun, T. B., Fog, B., Rasmussen, K. & Agergaard, J., 2010, In: Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 31, 1, p. 10-26

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Using modeling, satellite images and existing global datasets for rapid preliminary assessments of renewable energy resources: The case of Mali

  Nygaard, I., Rasmussen, K., Badger, J., Nielsen, T. T., Hansen, L. B., Stisen, S., Larsen, S., Mariko, A. & Togola, I., Oct 2010, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 14, 8, p. 2359-2371 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Achieving sustainable natural resource management in the Sahel after the era of desertification - Markets, property rights, decentralization and climate change

  Bolwig, S., Cold-Ravnkilde, S. M., Rasmussen, K., Breinholt, T. & Mortimore, M., 2009, Copenhagen: Institut for Internationale Studier / Dansk Center for Internationale Studier og Menneskerettigheder. 66 p. (DIIS Report).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

• Adaptation to climate change in developing countries

  Mertz, O., Halsnæs, K., Olesen, J. E. & Rasmussen, K., 2009, In: Environmental Management (New York). 43, 5, p. 743-752

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  353 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate change and water resource management in the Senegal River basin

  Rasmussen, K., Stisen, S., Christensen, J. H. & Sandholt, I., 1 Feb 2009, In: Institute of Physics Conference Series. 6, p. C2055+

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review